The record for solving the Rubik's Cube in the Rubik's Cube Club at City Neighbors Hamilton Middle School is 17 seconds flat.

"When I go out in public, and I can solve this, people are like, 'Whoa, you can do that?' And they're like, 'What's the trick?'" eighth-grader Zach Goldberg said.

The club was started this school year and has grown to nearly 20 students. They meet twice a week during their lunch and recess time to talk cubes of all kinds, how to solve them and challenging each other to find the solution.

"It feels like every time I finish a puzzle, like I finished this one recently. It just feels amazing. It feels like I've conquered something," eighth-grader Joel Black said.

Math and science teacher Jason Smith started the club because he saw an interest among his students, and he said it's helped them with their memory and problem solving-skills, even outside the cube.

"One thing it helps to do is build confidence, so success breeds success. So when you're successful at this, which once again seems like an impossible task, it makes it easier to conquer other problems, whether it’s math or social," Smith said.

So what is the secret? It comes down to algorithms, but everyone has his or her own method.

"My secret is to solve it by layers. Like Mr. Smith told you, you'll start on this layer and then we'll go to the second layer and go to the final layer with algorithms," Goldberg said.

"I solve them by first trying to figure out how to do it myself before going onto YouTube to find any videos, and then I usually use algorithms and just using what I know from other puzzles in order to try to solve the next puzzle," Black said.

The club has been so successful, organizers are looking to expand to the elementary school and start holding competitions.